Paletas (Mexican Popsicles)

in Diana's Recipe Book

Comments: In Mexico almost every child grows up eating Paletas, frozen fruit bars, popsicles made from fresh seasonal fruit. The fruit is sometimes blended with milk or cream to create paletas de leche, or milk Popsicles, and sometimes it's just puréed with sugar. These are known as paletas de agua, or water Popsicles. Traditional popular flavors include watermelon, cantaloupe, lime, strawberry, and chocolate. Part of the allure of paletas over regular American Popsicles is the fresh-fruit flavors.

Besides the paletas mixtures I offer below, try making a variation of your own. The options are almost endless.

Notes: The paletas that contain milk are slightly creamy; the others are icy. Use frozen fruit bar molds (popsicle molds) with a 1/4 to 1/3-cup capacity; they're sold in many cookware and hardware stores and through some cookware catalogs.

Ingredients: Paletas Mixtures

Special Equipment: You will need frozen fruit bar molds (popsicle molds) with a 1/4 to 1/3 cup capacity Popsicle sticks

Reviewer: Leo RoderickRating:Review:I made a double mix of "Pina-Colada" pops and they were "to die for"! All loved them! Made another batch just like the recipe called for, yet, it tasted different! MUST have made a mistake in first batch! Now I can't duplicate it !

Reviewer: ZoeliaRating:Review:I made a variation with Guanabana and it was excellent. My family really enjoyed it.